- Land/Shallow Water Search
Bill McDougall
Cost For My Service
I work on a reward basis so I am happy to accept what you feel is fair for the service of having your item found. There is a $30 call out fee to cover my gas expense. Maybe less or more depending on where you are located.
Search Types
Parks, fields, dooryards, gardens, beaches, snowbanks, woods.
Search Locations
Maine & surrounding areas...
Bill McDougall's Bio
I having been metal detecting since 2004. I have helped many people recover lost items-- rings, jewelry, basically anything that contains metal. I have recently retired, feel free to call anytime. The sooner you call, the better the chance we have of finding the lost item. That being said, I once found a ring for a gentleman that was lost 10 years earlier.
Bill McDougall - Recent Blog Post
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Lost ring .Hampden Maine. (2025)
On Wed. Aug 20 I received the following text . Good afternoon Bill. My mane is Lucas. I spoke to Dennis Boothby via the ring finders yesterday and he recommended I reach out to you as I live nearby in Hamden. I lost a ring on my property recently and am looking to have someone […]
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Heirloom cocktail ring search and partial recovery (2025)
I was contacted by Mary concerning a ring lost three days prior. Mary’s great grandmother purchased this ring in 1967 for her daughter [Mary’s grandmother who had recently passed away]. Mary’s daughter is getting married the end of July and this ring was going to be her “something old” in the wedding. The ladies in […]
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lost ring Dexter ME found in the snow (2025)
I received a call from a fellow ringfinder in southern Maine, Dennis Boothbay, concerning a facebook post that he had read about a lost ring in Dexter, ME. He wondered if I would be interested in contacting the lady as Dexter is a lot closer to me than him. He sent me the posting and […]
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Swanville, Maine lost engagement ring found and returned (2024)
Last week I received a text from Jacob asking if I would look for his fiancé‘s lost Engagement ring. He stated she lost it while watering her flowers. He purchased a Metal detector specifically to search for the ring, but was unable to find it. He felt after searching that he lacked expertise to find […]
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Two rings recovery Brooklyn Maine. (2024)
Last evening I was contacted concerning two lost rings. I met with Katie this morning at the site where she believed her rings were lost. It was a grass parking area. She had placed her rings in her pocket with her car keys and believed she lost the rings when she removed the keys. She […]
Bill McDougall - Testimonials
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I would highly recommend his service. (2023)
Bill is determined and diligent. Excellent communication and an all around nice guy. I would highly recommend his service.
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My wife has referred to Bill as a "magical stranger." We are grateful. (2018)
Not all jewels that wander are lost, thanks to Bill McDougall. Bill came to my aid at Lincolnville Beach on the morning of July 11 where some 15 hours earlier my wife lost her rings -- engagement, wedding, and anniversary -- after taking them off and tucking them in the fold of her skirt to put sunscreen on our nine month old daughter.
My wife and I pawed at the sand for hours after we realized the rings were gone. But turning up little more than seaweed, I returned the next morning with shovels, rakes, tarps, and screens for sifting, hoping without hope that an archeological approach would turn something up.
But I also messaged Bill McDougall, at Ring Finder Sean Kelly's recommendation. Bill promptly returned my call and after only a few words of explanation from me -- "lost", "rings", "wife", "inconsolable" -- was on his way.
He found the rings in a matter of minutes, digging each one up with a single quick scoop after hearing what he needed to hear from his metal detector. And all was well with the world.
My wife has referred to Bill as a "magical stranger." We are grateful.
Thank you, Bill.
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